Globalization and Domestic Politics

Parties, Elections, and Public Opinion

Edited by Jack Vowles and Georgios Xezonakis

Description

Globalization and Domestic Politics addresses how a widely acknowledged and pervasive economic and social process and globalization affect democratic politics among both masses and elites. It inquires into the extent to which, and how, globalization affects the political attitudes and behaviour of ordinary citizens and the policies of political parties. Chapters discuss to what extent globalization affects the salience of left-right politics, the content of party programmes and promises, leadership evaluations, economic voting, electoral accountability, the influence of religion in politics, electoral turnout, political efficacy, satisfaction with democracy, and the quality of democracy. It primarily draws on data from the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES), made up of three modules of election surveys from 44 countries and 107 elections.

The Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES) is a collaborative program of research among election study teams from around the world. Participating countries include a common module of survey questions in their post-election studies. The resulting data are deposited along with voting, demographic, district, and macro variables. The studies are then merged into a single, free, public dataset for use in comparative study and cross-level analysis. The set of volumes in this series is based on these CSES modules, and the volumes address the key theoretical issues and empirical debates in the study of elections and representative democracy. Some of the volumes will be organized around the theoretical issues raised by a particular module, while others will be thematic in their focus. Taken together, these volumes will provide a rigorous and ongoing contribution to understanding the expansion and consolidation of democracy in the twenty-first century.

Globalization and Domestic Politics

Parties, Elections, and Public Opinion

Edited by Jack Vowles and Georgios Xezonakis

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Globalisation and Domestic Politics, Jack Vowles and Georgios XezonakisPart 1 Vote Choices and Party Positions 2. The Supply-Side of Electoral Politics: How Globalization Matters for Party Strategies, Tim Hellwig3. Globalization, Religiosity, and Vote Choice: An Empirical Test, Stratos Patrikios and Georgios Xezonakis4. Globalization, Positional and Valence Politics, and the Global Financial Crisis, Jack Vowles and Georgios Xezonakis5. The Buck Stops over There? Benchmarking Elections in the Open Economy, Mark Andreas Kayser and Michael Peress6. Has the Global Financial Crisis Changed Citizen Behavior? A Four-Country Study, Erik R. TillmanPart 2 System Support and Performance 7. Does Globalization Weaken Accountability and Representation?, Stephen Fisher8. Globalization, Government Debt, Government Agency, and Political Efficacy: A Cross-National Comparison, Jack Vowles9. Globalization and the Quality of Elections, Sarah Birch10. Globalization and Voter Turnout in Times of Crisis, Jeffrey A. Karp and Caitlin Milazzo11. Democratic Support and Globalisation, Kathrin Thomas12. Conclusion, Georgios Xezonakis and Jack Vowles

Globalization and Domestic Politics

Parties, Elections, and Public Opinion

Edited by Jack Vowles and Georgios Xezonakis

Author Information

Jack Vowles is Professor of Comparative Politics, Victoria University of Wellington.

Georgios Xezonakis is Assistant Professor in Political Science, Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg.

Contributors:

Sarah Birch, University of Glasgow.Stephen Fisher, Trinity College, University of Oxford. Tim Hellwig, Indiana University.Jeffrey A. Karp, Australian National University.Mark Andreas Kayser, Hertie School of Governance.Caitlin Milazzo, University of Nottingham.Stratos Patrikios, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.Michael Peress, University of Rochester.Kathrin Thomas, University of Vienna.Erik R. Tillman, DePaul University.Jack Vowles, Victoria University of Wellington.Georgios Xezonakis, University of Gothenburg.